diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterBitFieldVMNode.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterBitFieldVMNode.java
index 2059ff31fa4..33fb3e4407a 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterBitFieldVMNode.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterBitFieldVMNode.java
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ public class RegisterBitFieldVMNode extends AbstractExpressionVMNode
                              *  return these requests without ever sending them to the debug engine.
                              *  
                              */
-                            String[] localColumns = update.getPresentationContext().getColumns();
+                            String[] localColumns = update.getColumnIds();
                             if (localColumns == null)
                                 localColumns = new String[] { IDebugVMConstants.COLUMN_ID__NAME };
                             
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterVMNode.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterVMNode.java
index 9320c7f5464..d6b6a3b4d75 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterVMNode.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterVMNode.java
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ public class RegisterVMNode extends AbstractExpressionVMNode
                          *  return these requests without ever sending them to the debug engine.
                          *  
                          */
-                        String[] localColumns = update.getPresentationContext().getColumns();
+                        String[] localColumns = update.getColumnIds();
                         if (localColumns == null)
                             localColumns = new String[] { IDebugVMConstants.COLUMN_ID__NAME };